
900 The Spectacular Tombs of El Cano in Panama
In 2011, in the province of Cocle in Panama, a major discovery was made. A pre-Columbian cemetery was discovered with the remains of bodies, weapons and artefacts made of gold that dated back to between 400 and 900 AD, a period in which the Mayan civilization had reached their highest state of development. The excavation that took place, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society and Panama’s National Institute of Culture and National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation, discovered several tombs of warriors that belonged to an unknown society. The tombs were found in multiple levels and the warriors […]